Open, initial FY2027 cycle; first application deadline January 4, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. applicant-local time. Separate later cycles 2028-2031 are announced in the controlling NOFO.
National – FDA FY2027 Human and Animal Food Rapid Response Teams (PAR-27-014; Up to $360,000/year)
FundingFY2027 per-applicant annual ceiling up to $360,000. RRT Development up to $300,000/year; RRT Maintenance base awards $150,000, $225,000, or $300,000/year plus up to three qualifying $20,000 prevention-project subawards. Overall FY2027 program pool approximately $6,500,000, not an individual award.
DeadlineJanuary 4, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. local time of applicant organization; optional Letter of Intent December 4, 2026.
Last verified2026-11-05
Required next actionVerify the state regulatory program meets FDA RRT Development or Maintenance criteria and is the single state lead applicant. Complete SAM, UEI, Grants.gov and eRA Commons prerequisites; select the appropriate focus area and prepare the project narrative, budget justification and required forms. Submit optional LOI by December 4, 2026 and full application by January 4, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. applicant-local time. Review the official PAR-27-014 NOFO.
Broad Eligibility
Restricted to eligible U.S. state manufactured food, retail food, produce or animal food regulatory programs; one application per state. Development generally for new/less-than-three-year RRT programs; maintenance for established RRTs with three or more years of prior support. Program-specific regulatory standards and FDA information-sharing agreement conditions apply. No private vendors or general nonprofits as primary applicants.
Atlas Analysis
Source verified November 5, 2026: official FDA full NOFO PAR-27-014 (25 pages), posted November 4. Genuine federal financial-assistance cooperative agreement, NOT procurement. FY2027 program pool estimated $6,500,000; approximately 28 awards. Individual applicant annual ceiling $360,000 includes permissible additional prevention subawards; development $300,000/year and tiered maintenance baseline $150,000/$225,000/$300,000. No mandatory cost share; max 5-year period, future-year funding conditional. One applicant per state; track-specific eligibility and federal registration required. Optional LOI December 4, 2026; application January 4, 2027 11:59 PM applicant-local time. NOFO restrictions and required federal forms reviewed; specific state eligibility must be self-checked by applicant.
FDA FY2027 Human and Animal Food Rapid Response Teams Cooperative Agreements
New applicant-facing opportunity. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued NOFO PAR-27-014 on November 4, 2026, for state human and animal food regulatory programs to develop or maintain multiagency Rapid Response Teams that coordinate foodborne illness investigations, emergency response, surveillance, laboratory work, data sharing, training and food-safety prevention.
Funding and eligibility
Only eligible state manufactured-food, retail-food, produce, or animal-food regulatory programs may apply. Only one application per state is allowed. Applicants select RRT Development or RRT Maintenance, subject to the program-specific regulatory standards and FDA information-sharing requirements. Development applicants may seek up to $300,000 per year. Maintenance base awards are tiered at $150,000, $225,000, or $300,000 per year, with a possible additional three prevention-project subawards of $20,000 each for qualifying maintenance RRTs. The NOFO specifies a $360,000 annual maximum per award, including any applicable additional funding. The FY2027 overall program funding estimate of $6,500,000 is not an individual applicant award. The maximum project period is five years; future-year support is contingent. No cost sharing is required.
Deadlines and application requirements
The first-cycle optional Letter of Intent is due December 4, 2026. The first application deadline is January 4, 2027, at 11:59 p.m. local time of the applicant organization. Later announced application dates apply to subsequent cycles in 2028-2031. The application requires organization-specific selection of the RRT focus area, a project narrative addressing relevant objectives, budget and justification, required federal forms, and any applicable capability assessment materials. Active SAM registration, a UEI, Grants.gov and eRA Commons registrations are prerequisites. Applications are submitted through the official federal submission systems.
Significant conditions
The grant supports collaborative state food emergency response capacities; it is not a vendor procurement contract. RRT Maintenance applicants must distinguish additional prevention subawards from pass-through funding derived from base awards. Eligibility varies by regulatory program and current status of prior RRT cooperative agreements. Read the full NOFO and FDA Application Guide before applying.
Official source: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/9f76ab4e-f9ae-40b7-9633-58f9d016e137 . Controlling full NOFO PAR-27-014 was reviewed November 5, 2026.
Source verificationOfficial government source · simpler.grants.govAtlas last verified this record 2026-11-05. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
